B&M Retail Employee Reviews for Packer

It waa a good place to work a bit heavy lifting when picking on llop but nothing you can't do , the bad thing is they had some unachievable targets and doesn't matter how much you wa trying it was hard to achieve ... If your target was low you was getting automatically laid off

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Production picker track

Picker/Packer (Former Employee) - Spike, Merseyside - 11 July 2023

Long hours for minimal money.Staff were nice.Management were not bothered about you.Staff area really dirty and not clean at all.No progression at allWorst place and agency to work for

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Picker/Packer (Former Employee) - Bedford, Bedfordshire - 16 January 2023

Wanted to pick 1000 items a day even if it was garden furniture. Mangment was bad they only cared about picking numbers, they dont care about safty. Wouldnt recommend

Pros

Food van

Cons

Busy

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Productive and fun place to work

Picker/Packer (Current Employee) - Bedford, Bedfordshire - 28 July 2022

Place is really good but with the cost of living in 2022 a warehouse job isn’t enough. They pay £10 a hour their minimum wage needs to increase otherwise people will give up on warehouse jobs but overall it’s a good job just bad pay.

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hard physical work

Picker/Packer (Former Employee) - Liverpool, Merseyside - 9 June 2022

hard work for minimum wage. lots of heavy lifting, pushing people to their limits, unless the have a connection in office. usually no contract as you work for agency. no contracted hours so they can send you home whenever they want.

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Picker/Packer (Current Employee) - Middlewich, Cheshire - 11 April 2022

Lots of progression opportunities for Warehouse Operatives to climb the careerSimple recruitment processWork is very straight forward and easy

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Good workplace and colleagues

Picker/Packer (Current Employee) - Middlewich, Cheshire - 11 April 2022

I get along very well with all the other workers which makes the workplace a good environment and everyone is very welcoming when you join at the start

Pros

Extra pay for overtime

Cons

Long hours

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Fun workplace

Picker/Packer (Current Employee) - Middlewich, Cheshire - 11 April 2022

It’s a fun place to work doesn’t get to boring and there is multiple jobs you could be put on. Also friendly people and a good cheap canteen included.

Pros

Canteen

Cons

1 break

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nice people

Picker/Packer (Current Employee) - Middlewich, Cheshire - 11 April 2022

one thing is that we only have one break or a longer break. nice people to work with, if you do a refer a friend you get £200 if they stay the probation (12 weeks)

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fun workplace

Picker/Packer/Warehouse Operative (Current Employee) - Middlewich, Cheshire - 11 April 2022

A good job, nice management team,very fun colleagues , a bit hard lift of the some of pick products , found really funny to drive a LLOP, nice training team

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Chilled-out and productive work environment.

Picker/Packer (Current Employee) - Runcorn, Cheshire - 11 April 2022

A typical day at work is quite easy but also productive. I have learnt quite a few new skills here such as how to pick, LLOP driving, stacking and many more. The management is kind and approachable. Everyone is the workplace is good to be around and you can have a good laugh. The hardest part of the job is probably stacking as you need a decent amount of practice to get the hang of it. The most enjoyable part of the job is probably the relaxed environment.

Pros

Decent pay Relaxed Enjoyable Easy Can be fun Approachable staff/management

Cons

Physical work can cause strain Repetitive Can become quite boring at times

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Fun, interesting and challenging place to work

Picker/Packer (Current Employee) - Bedford, Bedfordshire - 23 December 2021

B&M is the place where there are lot of opportunities for people.Employees can choose their role according to their interest.Their way of training is very good.

Pros

Friendly environment

Cons

In some aisles there may be dust packages

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Typical day is good, very target based job and lots of bonuses and incentives for hitting targets.

Picker/Packer (Current Employee) - Bedford, Bedfordshire - 23 December 2021

Typical day is good, very target based job and lots of bonuses and incentives for hitting targetsI like that the job allows you to work independently and the managers aren't looking over your shoulder.The hardest part of job is very often in off peak periods, it is hard to hit pick targets as lack of work available.

Pros

Managers are available and always approachable You dont need to book holidays with a month notice

Cons

Rotational working shifts, would be good to have a set shift every week# wrap machine constantly broken

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Fun and fast paced place to work out however payment issues

Picker/Packer (Current Employee) - Bedford, Bedfordshire - 21 December 2021

As a picker your typical day consists of just picking boxes loading them on to the pallet then wrapping , a simple task however the high expectations of b&m assure you are still working to the best of your capability only downside is that I've been underpaid more times then i was paid fairly

Pros

good pay friendly management

Cons

no sick pay likely to be underpaid

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Easy site to work.

Picker/Packer (Current Employee) - Bedford, Bedfordshire - 17 December 2021

Working here can be more easy if you fix all the small problems that can happen during the shift.I learned about warehouse work more than before.Working as a picker can be easy if you get all the support.

Pros

Good hours but the swap shifts should be 2 in 2 weeks instead every week

Cons

Needs more attention to the employees and more training to some managers.

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B&M worker

Picker/Packer (Current Employee) - Wilhamstead, Bedfordshire - 14 December 2021

At B&M a typical day for me is quite strait forward and easy.I have not really learn a lot as such except how to to do the job.Management are easy to talk to and get on with.The hardest part of the job is lifting heavy boxes but you don't really need worry to much about that as you will find someone to help you.The most enjoyable part of the job is getting to know other people.

Pros

A good bunch of people to work with and a 10% discount card to use at B&M.

Cons

sometimes working at times of the day when most people are at home not working

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Positive however Tiring

Picker/Packer/Warehouse Operative (Current Employee) - Bedford, Bedfordshire - 14 December 2021

My typical day at the Fort can be very busy and tiring due to having to do rotational shift patterns instead of fixed. There is a lot of opportunities at B&M and I have learnt a lot of different skills. The atmosphere is very positive here at B&M and there is many people willing to help and support each other.

Pros

A lot of opportunities and different paths to go down, Overtime available, People willing to help a lot.

Cons

No sick pay, Non-stop days, Reward scheme only temporary.

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good workplace

Picker/Packer (Current Employee) - Liverpool, Merseyside - 24 October 2021

I like b & m as a workplase. There is a flexible system for work. I work in Liverpool - the Cube, I am satisfied with my work as a picker. The management team is excellent in all shifts without exception.The equipment is good. Good environment.

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Official response from B&M Retail

31 October 2021

Great to hear you are enjoying working in our Warehouse! Thankyou for posting a review!

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Picker/Packer/Warehouse Operative (Former Employee) - Runcorn - 17 October 2021

The little scouse line manager is a coked up fool, i left the same day. Full of smackheads, this place is bottom of the barrell employment. 1/10 stay away especially youngsters

Pros

None

Cons

Pay, Managers, food, location

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great place to work,great colleagues and staff.

Picker/Packer/Warehouse Operative (Current Employee) - qube liverpool dc - 13 September 2021

a typical day or night shift is never the same working on one of the many exciting job roles.you are trained to the highest of standards from picking,health and safety mhe training also training on other departments.my time in b and m ive learned many skills from pick training,pick buddy,first aid course ,ipaf course.workplace culture is good with members of staff from many areas of the world who collectively together makes up our team and secures the shift process runs smoothly.management are fair and leanient and very approachable.the hardest part of the job i think is learning to pick but with anything practice makes perfect.any problems you may have are dealt with managers.the most enjoyable part of the job is finishing for the weekend and get some well earnt rest with family and friends.

Pros

staff discount, outstanding training, chance to progress

Cons

long hours

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Busy and expect hard work

Picker and Packer (Former Employee) - London - 18 August 2021

They do not have an efficient system they use old voice pickers that delay ur work time then you get in trouble if you’re delayed because their equipment is faulty. They over work you and over stress you even on your first week they are not professional and rude and they will swear and threaten to fire you if you don’t work faster. Don’t bother breaking your back for a company that do not value you. I got payed only a a1/3 of my pay after working hard I had to chase them up. Very poorly run warehouse 👎🏼